Associate Professor

Office Address: 230 Cascades Hall

Phone: 541-322-3126

Fax: 541-322-3139

E-mail: kreg.lindberg@osucascades.edu

Curriculum Vita

Kreg Lindberg teaches and conducts research in tourism, with a particular focus on economics and nature/eco tourism.

He has lived and/or worked in 14 countries on 6 continents and has traveled in more than 40 countries. His work has been funded by organizations such as Oregon State Parks, the US Forest Service, the World Bank, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (Australia), Tourism Queensland, the International Ecotourism Society (TIES), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Norwegian Research Council, and the FAO.

He was lead editor for both volumes of the book Ecotourism: A Guide for Planners & Managers and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. He has a Ph.D. in forest social science with a minor in economics from OSU (1995), as well as a Masters in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Prior to coming to OSU-Cascades, Kreg worked at Colorado State University and at universities and research centers in Australia and Norway.

When he's not in class or on the computer, Kreg's out hiking with his dog Lani, biking, or cross-country skiing (and sometimes can be found making Norwegian waffles and blueberry soup at Meissner Shelter).